How to understand Apache Tomcat?

Question

Apache HTTP Server

I'm learning Java and I'm going to use this language for the back-end of the site. I know that Tomcat is a container for servlets. It is said that it is not a full-fledged web server. Then what is a full fledged web server? Apache? When installing Tomcat, we also install Apache, and they work together? If not, then please explain, because I'm confused about this.

Answer 1

Tomcat is not a web server at all. It uses Apache Coyote as a web server. Check out the wiki article to get started. And about the "inferiority", you probably confused the web server with the application server - Application Server. Like weblogic, glassfish or jboss. Start with the wiki in general. then google "the difference between a servlet container and an application server." Then some book on JavaEE (dozens of them).
And to ask such questions is not to respect yourself and others.